Can Still Photos Be Taken During Movie Shooting? (EOS REBEL T5/EOS 1200D)
04-Feb-2014
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Solution
While shooting a movie, you can also take a still photo by pressing the shutter button completely.
IMPORTANT
When [ 
: AF w/ shutter button during Movie Shooting] is set to [Enable], pressing the shutter button halfway during movie shooting will execute focusing. However, the following may occur.
: AF w/ shutter button during Movie Shooting] is set to [Enable], pressing the shutter button halfway during movie shooting will execute focusing. However, the following may occur.- Focus may become far off momentarily.
- The brightness of the recorded movie may change.
- The recorded movie may be momentarily still.
- The movie may record the lens operation noise.
- You cannot shoot still photos when focus is not achieved, such as when the subject is moving.
Functions particular to still shooting are shown below. Other functions will be the same as for movie shooting.
| Function | Settings |
|---|---|
| Image Recording Quality | As set in [  : Image quality].When the movie recording size is [1920x1080] or [1280x720], the aspect ratio will be 16:9. When the size is [640x480], the aspect ratio will be 4:3. |
| ISO Speed * | ･With autoexposure shooting: Automatically set within ISO 100 - ISO 3200. ･ISO Speed During Manual Exposure Shooting: ISO100 - 6400in [Auto] and [Manual] |
| Exposure Setting | ･With autoexposure shooting: Automatically-set shutter speed and aperture (displayed when pressing the shutter button halfway). ･With manual exposure shooting: Manually-set shutter speed and aperture. |
| AEB | Canceled |
| Drive/Self-timer | Single shooting (Continuous shooting and self-timer disabled) |
| Flash | Flash off |
- If you take a still photo during movie shooting, the movie will record a still moment lasting approx. 1 sec.
- The captured still photo will be recorded to the card, and the movie shooting will resume automatically when the Live View image is displayed.
- The movie and still photo will be recorded as separate files on the card.
NOTE
- You cannot take still photos while shooting a video snapshot.